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Air DisastersS13, EP7 "Runway Runoff"A passenger plane veers off the runway in Denver sparking an investigation into the airport's proximity to the Rocky Mountains.
Air DisastersS8, EP2 "Testing the Limits"On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser on the number one engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 deploys in flight without being commanded, causing the aircraft to spiral out of control, disintegrate, and crash about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok.
Air DisastersS18, EP17 "Lost"An American Airlines Flight en route to Cali, Colombia loses their exact position and flies into a mountain.
Air DisastersS8, EP5 "The Final Push"Investigators try to find the cause of two similar air crashes that happened nearly 12 years apart.
Air DisastersS1, EP3 "Behind Closed Doors"A design fault leads to an explosion on a DC-10 and two years later the same design fault causes another tragedy.
Air DisastersS3, EP9 "Bad Attitude"Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes shortly after take off from London Stansted Airport on December 22, 1999.
Air DisastersS3, EP10 "Split Decision"Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes seconds after refueling in Newfoundland.
Air DisastersS1, EP6 "Southern Storm"Pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die and the windshield shatters.
Air DisastersS5, EP1 "Fight to the Death"On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 people on board.
Air DisastersS9, EP1 "Fatal Transmission"A runway collision at a small airport turns tragic when passengers cannot escape the burning aircraft.
Air DisastersS20, EP12 "Instrument Confusion"When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.
Air DisastersS19, EP10 "Mystery Over the Mediterranean"History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.
Air DisastersS4, EP3 "Caution to the Wind"On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment at Chiang Kai Shek airport in Taipei while attempting to take off on the wrong runway in a typhoon, killing 83 of the 179 people on board.
Aerial AmericaS1, EP74 "Coasts"An aerial tour over America's coastlines explores the visual splendor and rich history of the nation's varied borders.
Aerial AmericaS1, EP56 "On the Water"Taking flight for a bird's eye tour of America's rivers, lakes, and canals.
Aerial AmericaS1, EP58 "Natural Wonders"America's most remarkable natural wonders are explored including the Grand Canyon, the Great Lakes and more.
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